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BO WILSON (1962 - ) |
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Nationality: USA Email: Click here to contact Website: Click here to visit |
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Bo Wilson makes his home in Richmond, Virginia. A graduate of Virginia Tech and of the National Theatre Institute, he has written over thirty plays, some of the most popular of which he lists here.
Plays by Bo Wilson
I'm Derek Jeter | ||
| 1st Produced: | Algonquin Seaport Theater on Pier 17, South Street Seaport, NY | 29 Sep 2011 | ||||
Company: | Algonquin Productions | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #132625 | |||
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Genre: | short play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | Part of The Derek Jeter Plays. Writers were asked to come up with plays which centered on some aspect of the Yankee shortstop, including his fans, his teammates, his rivals, etc. Plays are: "Screw Loose" by Wende O'Reilly, "Hardball" by Mike Folie, "Pasta Diving Jeter" by Paul Buzinski, "3000 Reasons" by Robin Rothstein, "I'm Derek Jeter" by Bo Wilson, "The Jeter Report" by Susan Barsky, and "Instant Replay" by Tony Sportiello. | |||||
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In Service of the Queen | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #67220 | |||
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Genre: | Magical realism Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 8 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | tribes-people as circumstances allow. | |||||
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Synopsis: | Annie Pilgrim is a middle aged woman living with her brother in the English countryside of 1864. In response to a royally-issued challenge, Annie determines to be the first to deliver live honeybees to the colonies in New Zealand. What begins as a straightforward business proposition soons becomes a strange, seagoing adventure& and upon her arrival in the midst of a Maori uprising, things become stranger still. "In Service of the Queen" takes an unflinching look at the many faces of colonialism, what it means to truly serve, and at the many ways in which a place might become a home. | |||||
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Manly Men (An Evening Chockfull of Lies and Testosterone) | ||
| 1st Produced: | The Production Company, Shafer Street Playhouse | 1990 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Algonquin Theatre Productions (in anthology "Algonquin Plays"), 2005 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #67218 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Play is meant to be performable in a variety of spaces, with very simple production requirements. | |||||
Synopsis: | Manly Men is the story of a hapless fellow named Harold, whose love life is a perpetual shambles. Harold is convinced that he lacks some particular secret to romantic success, and he sets about seeking it from all the wrong people. As he encounters over a dozen would-be mentors (all played by one actor and one actress) Harold despairs of ever finding his answer. . . but one never knows what's just around the corner. | |||||
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Mona's Arrangements | ||
| 1st Produced: | Barskdale Theatre | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #67221 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | musical comedy Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Single set | |||||
Synopsis: | Mona is a fifty-something woman who runs her own flower shop and has never settled down. Vibrant and good-humoured, Mona plays all fields, devoted to what she calls "quantity dating". . .until the arrival of a younger man named Artie. In what initially seems an unlikely coupling, Artie succeeds in winning Mona's heart. . .but will he be able to keep it? "Mona's Arrangements" offers a dozen new songs and and is an old-fashioned romantic comedy in the style of "She Loves Me." It will have its world premiere in April of 2008. | |||||
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Outside The Box | ||
| 1st Produced: | Algonquin Theatre Company in conjunction with Love Creek Productions | 2005 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | - | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #67219 | |||
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Genre: | short/one-act drama One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | part of the 30th Annual Samuel French Short Play Festival | |||||
Synopsis: | In a timely piece addressing issues of race and sports, a black father confronts prejudice in the form of a white umpire who earlier that day has ejected the man's son from a youth-league baseball game. Now the father holds some unexpectedly powerful cards, and the umpire must seek forgiveness. With a cast of three actors and a simple set, this powerful play is well-suited for the widest range of production circumstances. Published in the collection Off-Off Broadway Festival Plays, 30th series. | |||||
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War Story | ||
| 1st Produced: | Barksdale Theatre | 2003 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #37566 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
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Notes: | Single set | |||||
Synopsis: | War Story presents the collision between a retired U.S. Army General and the young black woman he attempted to bar from his alma mater, the Carolina Military Institute. Cadet Kendra Davis is now in her second year at the Institute, and has come to the General seeking validation and, perhaps, an apology. . .but instead she discovers some unsettling truths about her past, and is forced to grapple with the idea that one must choose one's batttles carefully, for they will all leave scars. | |||||
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